Organized at St.
Louis, Mo., January, 1862. Attached to District of St. Louis, Mo., Dept.
Missouri, to September, 1863. Transferred to New Battery "C"
September 29, 1863. Reorganized at Springfield, Mo., December 4, 1863. Attached
to District of Southwest Missouri, Dept. Missouri, to June, 1865. District of
the Plains, Dept. Missouri, to November, 1865.
SERVICE.—Duty in the
District of St. Louis, Mo., till April, 1864. Expedition from New Madrid and
skirmishes in swamps of Little River near Osceola and on Pemiscott Bayou April
5-9. Ordered to Cape Girardeau April 28. Actions at Ironton, Shutin Gap and Arcadia
Valley September 26. Fort Davidson, Pilot Knob, September 26-27. Leesburg or
Harrison September 28-29. March from Rolla to Jefferson City October 4-6.
Defence of Jefferson City against Price's attack October 7-8. California,
Booneville and Russellville October 9. Booneville October 9-12. Little Blue
October 21. Big Blue, State Line, October 22. Westport October 23. Engagement
at the Marmiton or Battle of Charlott October 25. Mine Creek, Little Osage
River, Marias des Cygnes, October 25. Newtonia October 28. At Franklin till
June, 1865. Moved to Omaha, Neb., June 11-20. Powder River Expedition. March to
Powder River and Fort Connor July 11-September 20. Actions on Powder River
September 2-3. Mustered out November 20, 1865.
SOURCE: Frederick H.
Dyer, A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1318
